Exercising game apparatus



May 17, 1960 w. D. SEYMOUR ETAL 2,937,023

EXERCISING GAMEAPPARATUS Filed Sept. 5, 1957 INVENTORS WILLIAM D.SEYMOUR SHIRLEY S. SEYMOUR U d s- Patem nxnncrsmc. GAME APPARATUSWilliam D. Seymour and Shirley S. Seymour, Hialeah, Fla; said William D.Seymour assignor of one-sixth to said Shirley S. Seymour and one-sixthto Mildred F. Fingold, both of Hialeah, Fla.

Application September 5, 1957, Serial No. 682,195

2 Claims. (Cl. 272-80) The present invention generally relates to anexercising. device which may be employed for playing a game whereby theexercising device becomes a game apparatus.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a gameapparatus whereby two persons may exercise each other while playing agame.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an exercising gameapparatus which pits the strength and physical prowess of one playeragainst the other player for exercising and developing these theplayers.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide anexercising game apparatus which is extremely simple in construction,easy to use, Well adapted qualities in,

for its intended purposes and relatively inexpensive to manufacture. 7

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the game apparatus of the presentinvention in use and showing the relationship of the persons using thegame apparatus; and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the game apparatus.

Referring now specifically to the game apparatus, which is generallydesignated by the reference numeral 19, Figure 1 illustrates the devicebeing used by two players 12 and 14 with the player 12 hereafter beingcalled the first player and the player 14 hereafter called the secondplayer.

The game apparatus includes an elongated flexible rope 16 which may bemade of any suitable material of any desired size but which mayconveniently be one-quarter inch manila or nylon material and having anoverall length from two to three feet between a pair of handles 18 and20. Each of the handles 18 and 20 is provided with an aperture 22through which the rope 16 extends and a knot 24 is provided on the ropefor locating the handle 20 and assuring that it does not move completelyto the end of the rope 16. v

Each terminal end of the rope 16 is attached to a safety beltconstruction designated by numeral 26 and '28. The safety belts 26 and28. are of identical construction and are disposed in waist encirclingrelation on the respective players 12 and 14 with buckle means 39 beingprovided'for securing the safety straps 26 and 28 in position. It isnoted that the rope 16 exteriorly of the knot 24 is provided with aslack portion.32 which will permit relative movement between the handles18 and 20 and the safety belts 26 and 28.

In using the device of the present invention, both players 12 and 14start in a sitting position with their feet in engagement as illustratedin Figure 1. The first ice inclined position by outward movement df-thefirst "player 12 to the dotted line position shown in the left handportion of Figure l. The second player 14 then pulls the first player 12past the upright position to an inwardly inclined position by movementto the dotted line position shown in the right hand portion of Figure 1,thereby creating a see-saw action as both players move back and forthuntil a foul is committed. A foul may be committed by either of theplayers bending their knees, losing the grip handle and otherwisefailing to operate the device in the proper manner. The safety belts 26and 28 prevent the handles 18 and 20 respectively from flying across andstriking the second player in the event the first player suddenlyreleased or lost grip of the handle when pulling force is being exertedon the other end of the rope or on the other. handle. The release of thehandle would cause the force vbeing exerted on the rope to jerk thehandle towards the other end of the rope and possibly cause injury tothe person holding the other end of the rope,

While the safety belt has been shown attached to the 'wearer by the beltencircling the waist, it is pointed out that the slack portion 32 couldbe conveniently attached to any part of the body or any extremitythereon.

Thus, with the present device, an amusing game may be played while atthe same time body building exercises are being carried out.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all' suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. An apparatus for use in exercising and playing a game by two personsdisposed in facing relation and in a sitting position with their feet inabutting engagement, said apparatus comprising an elongated flexiblemember of a length generally equal to the distance between the normalpositions of the'hands of the persons, and a I handle mounted on eachend of the flexible member for jury in the event of sudden release ofthe handle by one of the players while the elongated flexible member isunder tension. 7

2. An exercising game apparatus for use by two persons disposed infacing relation and in a sitting position with their feet invabuttingengagement, said apparatus comprising an elongated flexible member, .asafety belt disposed in waist encircling relation to each person, saidelongated flexible member having the terminal ends attached to saidsafety belts, a pair of handles anchored to said flexible memberadjacent the terminal ends thereof and being spaced from the safetybelts, said handles beingsp aced apart a distance substantially equal tothe distance between the normal positions of the hands of the personswhereby movement of one persons hands causes corresponding movement ofthe hands of the other person, the portion of the flexible memberbetween the handles and the safety belts being normally slack therebyproviding relative movement therebetween but preventing injury to oneperson in the event of sudden release of the handle by the other per-Patented May 11,1960

3 son while the flexible member is under tension due to- 1,275,053pulling force being exerted thereon by said one person. 1,511,7041,686,890 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED, STATESPATENTS 6 140,237 Austin June 24, 1873 117,116 302,318

1,012,802 Brogan Dec. 26, 1911 Leiding Aug. 6, 1918 Buck Oct. 24, 1924Wood -2-.. Oct. 9, 1928 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain July 3, 1917 GreatBritain Dec. 24, 1929

